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Afghan Adjustment Act: What does it mean for refugees in US?

Legislation could give Afghans paroled to the US a path to permanent residency after months of uncertainty.

Al Jazeera

Analysis: Vietnam and Afghanistan — America's 2 longest wars, with very different lasting impacts

WASHINGTON — When a comparison was made between the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan a year ago and a similar debacle in Vietnam 46 years earlier, President Joe Biden and his administration recoiled.

Los Angeles Times

Asia Cup 2022 | 'So then should I sit out?': KL Rahul's counter-query when asked if Virat Kohli should open in T20Is

Opening the batting in absebnnce of skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli scored his 71st international 100 against Afghanistan on Thursday, September 8, 2022

The Hindu

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Tajikistan ‘rounding up and deporting Afghan refugees’

UN refugee agency urges authorities to end forced deportations as families say they are too scared to leave their homes

The Guardian - UK

Kohli ends drought with his maiden T20 international ton as India win big

Dubai (AFP) - Virat Kohli hit his first international century since November 2019 with a maiden T20 ton for India to lead the team's 101-run thrashing of Afghanistan in the Asia Cup on Thursday.

AFP

Kohli ends drought with his maiden T20 international ton

Dubai (AFP) - Virat Kohli hit his first international century since November 2019 with his maiden T20 ton for India as his side piled up 212-2 against Afghanistan at the Asia Cup on Thursday.

AFP

Pakistan cricket chief slams 'hooliganism' after Asia Cup fan violence

Dubai (AFP) - Pakistan cricket chief Ramiz Raja has criticised unruly fan behaviour after his team's thrilling one-wicket win over Afghanistan in the Asia Cup in Sharjah.

AFP

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Taliban: UAE firm to run flight services on Afghan airports

The Taliban and the Abu Dhabi-based firm GAAC Solutions have signed a contract for the Emirati company to provide flight services and manage planes landing and taking off on key airports in Afghanistan

The Independent UK

UAE firm to manage air traffic over Afghanistan

Kabul (AFP) - A United Arab Emirates firm signed a contract with Afghanistan on Thursday to manage air traffic across the country as the Taliban authorities seek to expand international flights.

AFP

Afghanistan vs Pakistan marred by violence in stands after ugly face-off between players

Violence broke out in the stands following the Asia Cup match between Pakistan and Afghanistan, with fans ripping out seats and throwing them

Daily Mirror

Asia Cup 2022 | Pakistan to protest after fan violence in Sharjah

Spectators at Sharjah Cricket Stadium ripped out chairs and flung them at each other, and there was TV footage of punches being thrown.

The Hindu

Five Afghan girls' schools reopen after student demands

Gardez (Afghanistan) (AFP) - Five government secondary schools for girls have resumed classes in eastern Afghanistan after hundreds of students demanded they reopen, a provincial official said Thursday.

AFP

Miandad to Naseem: Five Pakistan six-shooting heroes

Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) (AFP) - Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah smashed Afghanistan left-arm seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi for successive sixes in the last over Wednesday to take his team to the final of the Asia Cup in a thrilling encounter.

AFP

Afghan boy, 11, reunited with twin brother in UK after a year stranded in France

Obaidullah was stuck on his own in Strasbourg ‘unhappy and scared’ for a year following the Kabul airport bombing last August.

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AFP

Naseem's last-over sixes power Pakistan into Asia Cup final, India out

Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) (AFP) - Tailender Naseem Shah hit two last-over sixes as Pakistan pulled off a thrilling one-wicket win over Afghanistan on Wednesday to set up an Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka, knocking out rivals India in the process.

The Independent UK

Taliban acknowledge struggle for recognition of Afghan govt

The Taliban-appointed foreign minister has acknowledged that the former insurgents’ year-old government in Afghanistan remains isolated

AFP

Pakistan restrict Afghanistan to 129-6 in Asia Cup clash

Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) (AFP) - Fast bowler Haris Rauf led an inspired Pakistan bowling attack that limited Afghanistan to 129-6 on Wednesday as they look to seal a spot in the Asia Cup final.

The Hindu

Asia Cup, Super 4 | Pakistan beats Afghanistan by one wicket to qualify for final, India out of contention

With four points each, Pakistan and Sri Lanka qualify for Asia Cup final

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The Independent UK

India vs Afghanistan LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Asia Cup

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AFP

Pakistan opt to bowl against Afghanistan in key Asia Cup tie

Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) (AFP) - Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss and elected to field first against Afghanistan in their bid to seal a final spot in the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament on Wednesday.

ABC News

Local teachers in Afghanistan reopen girls' schools, defying the Taliban's long-standing education ban

In defiance of the Taliban's ban on education for girls, locals in one province of Afghanistan start reopening high schools.

The Guardian - UK

‘I will reach Europe or die’: three stories of Afghan refugees in Turkey

Having paid smugglers to organise a dangerous escape, those fleeing the Taliban face persistent hostility

Reuters

HSBC not liable for al-Qaeda suicide attack at CIA base -US appeals court

A divided U.S. appeals court on Tuesday said HSBC Holdings Plc was not liable to the families of two American contractors killed in an al-Qaeda suicide bombing of a CIA base in Afghanistan, after the bank allegedly evaded U.S. sanctions targeting sponsors of terrorism.

Reuters

Some girls' high schools in eastern Afghanistan open - local officials

Authorities in Afghanistan's eastern province of Paktia said girls' high schools had opened in recent days, though the move had not been officially approved.

The Independent UK

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